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Matthew 21:23-46

23AndΚαὶKaiG2532whenheαὐτοῦautouG846hadcomeἐλθόντοςelthontosG2064intoεἰςeisG1519thetempleἱερὸνhi'eronG2411, the chiefpriestsἀρχιερεῖςarchiereisG749andκαὶkaiG2532theeldersπρεσβύτεροιpresbuteroiG4245of thepeopleλαοῦlaouG2992cameπροσῆλθονprosēlthonG4334tohimαὐτῷautōG846as he wasteachingδιδάσκοντιdidaskontiG1321, andsaidλέγοντες·legontesG3004,ByἐνenG1722whatποίᾳpoiaG4169authorityἐξουσίᾳexousiaG1849doestthouποιεῖςpoieisG4160thesethingsG5023?andκαὶkaiG2532whoτίςtisG5101gaveἔδωκενedōkenG1325theeG4671thisG5026authorityἐξουσίανexousianG1849?

24AndδὲdeG1161JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424answeredἈποκριθεὶςApokritheisG611andsaidεἶπενeipenG2036tothemαὐτοῖς·autoisG846, IalsoG2504willaskἐρωτήσωerōtēsōG2065youG5209oneἕνα,henaG1520thingλόγονlogonG3056,whichὃνhonG3739ifἐὰνeanG1437yetellεἴπητέeipēteG2036meG3427, IalsoG2504willtellG2046youG5213byἐνenG1722whatποίᾳpoiaG4169authorityἐξουσίᾳexousiaG1849Idoποιῶ.poiōG4160thesethingsG5023.

25ThebaptismβάπτισμαbaptismaG908ofJohnἸωάννουIōannouG2491,whereπόθενpothenG4159wasitG2258from?fromἐξexG1537heavenοὐρανοῦouranouG3772,orἢēG2228fromἐξexG1537menἀνθρώπων;¶anthrōpōnG444?AndδὲdeG1161theyreasonedδιελογίζοντοdielogizontoG1260withG3844themselvesἑαυτοῖςhe'autoisG1438,sayingλέγοντες·legontesG3004,IfἐὰνeanG1437we shallsayεἴπωμεν·eipōmenG2036,FromἐξexG1537heavenοὐρανοῦ,ouranouG3772; he willsayG2046tousG2254,WhyG1302thenοὖνounG3767didyeG4100notοὐκoukG3756believeἐπιστεύσατεepisteusateG4100himαὐτῷ;autōG846?

26ButδὲdeG1161ifἐὰνeanG1437we shallsayεἴπωμεν·eipōmenG2036,FromἐξexG1537menἀνθρώπων,anthrōpōnG444; wefearφοβούμεθαphoboumethaG5399thepeopleὄχλον·ochlonG3793;forγὰρgarG1063allπάντεςpantesG3956holdἔχουσινechousinG2192JohnἸωάννην.¶IōannēnG2491asὡςhōsG5613aprophetπροφήτηνprophētēnG4396.

27AndΚαὶKaiG2532theyansweredἀποκριθέντεςapokrithentesG611JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424, andsaidεἶπαν·eipanG2036, WecannotοὐκoukG3756tellG1492.AndκαὶkaiG2532heαὐτοῖςautoisG846saidἔφηephēG5346tothemαὐτός·autosG846,NeitherοὐδὲoudeG3761doIἐγὼegōG1473tellλέγωlegōG3004youG5213byἐνenG1722whatποίᾳpoiaG4169authorityἐξουσίᾳexousiaG1849Idoποιῶ.¶poiōG4160thesethingsG5023.

28ButδὲdeG1161whatΤίTiG5101thinkδοκεῖ;dokeiG1380yeG5213? A certainmanἄνθρωποςanthrōposG444hadεἶχενeichenG2192twoδύο,duoG1417sonsτέκναteknaG5043;andκαὶkaiG2532hecameπροσελθὼνproselthōnG4334to thefirstπρώτῳprōtōG4413, andsaidεἶπεν·eipenG2036,Sonτέκνον,teknonG5043,goὕπαγεhupageG5217workἐργάζουergazouG2038todayσήμερονsēmeronG4594inἐνenG1722myG3450vineyardἀμπελῶνιampelōniG290.

29Heansweredδὲ ἀποκριθεὶςde apokritheisG1161 G611andsaidεἶπεν·eipenG2036, Iwillθέλω·thelōG2309notοὐouG3756:butδὲdeG1161afterwardG5305herepentedμεταμεληθεὶςmetamelētheisG3338, andwentἀπῆλθεν.apēlthenG565.

30AndG2532hecameπροσελθὼνproselthōnG4334to thesecondG1208, andsaidεἶπενeipenG2036likewiseὡσαύτως.hōsautōsG5615.AndG1161heansweredἀποκριθεὶςapokritheisG611andsaidεἶπεν·eipenG2036,Iἐγώ,egōG1473go,sirκύριε·kurieG2962:andG2532wentἀπῆλθεν.apēlthenG565notοὐκoukG3756.

31WhichτίςtisG5101ofἐκekG1537thetwoδύοduoG1417didἐποίησενepoiēsenG4160thewillθέλημαthelēmaG2307of hisfatherπατρός;patrosG3962? TheysayλέγουσινlegousinG3004tohimG846, Thefirstπρῶτος.prōtosG4413.JesusἸησοῦς·IēsousG2424saithλέγειlegeiG3004tothemG846,VerilyἀμὴνamēnG281IsayλέγωlegōG3004toyouG5213,ThatὅτιhotiG3754the taxcollectorsτελῶναιtelōnaiG5057andκαὶkaiG2532theharlotsπόρναιpornaiG4204goπροάγουσινproagousinG4254intoεἰςeisG1519thekingdomβασιλείανbasileianG932ofGodθεοῦ.theouG2316beforeG4254youG5209.

32ForγὰρgarG1063JohnἸωάννηςIōannēsG2491cameἦλθενēlthenG2064toπρὸςprosG4314youG5209inἐνenG1722thewayὁδῷhodōG3598ofrighteousnessδικαιοσύνης,dikaiosunēsG1343,andκαὶkaiG2532yebelievedἐπιστεύσατεepisteusateG4100himαὐτῷ·autōG846notG3756:butδὲdeG1161the taxcollectorsτελῶναιtelōnaiG5057andκαὶkaiG2532theharlotsπόρναιpornaiG4204believedἐπίστευσανepisteusanG4100himαὐτῷ.autōG846:andδὲdeG1161yeG5210, when ye hadseenἰδόντεςidontesG1492it,repentedμετεμελήθητεmetemelēthēteG3338notG3756afterwardG5305, that ye mightbelieveπιστεῦσαιpisteusaiG4100himαὐτῷ.¶autōG846.

33Hearἀκούσατε·akousateG191anotherἌλληνAllēnG243parableπαραβολὴνparabolēnG3850: TherewasG2258acertainἄνθρωποςanthrōposG444 G5100householderοἰκοδεσπότηςoikodespotēsG3617,whoὅστιςhostisG3748plantedἐφύτευσενephuteusenG5452avineyardἀμπελῶναampelōnaG290,andκαὶkaiG2532hedgedφραγμὸνphragmonG5418aroundπεριέθηκενperiethēkenG4060itαὐτῷautōG846,andκαὶkaiG2532dugὤρυξενōruxenG3736awinepressληνὸνlēnonG3025inἐνenG1722itαὐτῷautōG846,andκαὶkaiG2532builtᾠκοδόμησενōkodomēsenG3618atowerπύργονpurgonG4444,andκαὶkaiG2532letG1554itαὐτὸνautonG846outG1554tovinedressersγεωργοῖςgeōrgoisG1092,andκαὶkaiG2532went into a farcountryἀπεδήμησεν.apedēmēsenG589:

34AndδὲdeG1161whenὅτεhoteG3753thetimeκαιρὸςkairosG2540of thefruitκαρπῶν,karpōnG2590drewnearἤγγισενēngisenG1448, hesentἀπέστειλενapesteilenG649hisαὐτοῦautouG846servantsδούλουςdoulousG1401toπρὸςprosG4314thevinedressersγεωργοὺςgeōrgousG1092, that they mightreceiveλαβεῖνlabeinG2983itsαὐτοῦ.autouG846fruitsκαρποὺςkarpousG2590.

35AndκαὶkaiG2532thevinedressersγεωργοὶgeōrgoiG1092tookλαβόντεςlabontesG2983hisαὐτοῦ,autouG846servantsδούλουςdoulousG1401, andbeatἔδειραν,edeiranG1194oneὃνhonG3739,μὲνmenG3303andδὲdeG1161killedἀπέκτειναν,apekteinanG615anotherὃνhonG3739,andδὲdeG1161stonedἐλιθοβόλησαν.elithobolēsanG3036anotherὃνhonG3739.

36AgainπάλινpalinG3825, hesentἀπέστειλενapesteilenG649otherἄλλουςallousG243servantsδούλουςdoulousG1401moreπλείοναςpleionasG4119than thefirstπρώτων,prōtōnG4413:andκαὶkaiG2532theydidἐποίησανepoiēsanG4160tothemαὐτοῖςautoisG846in likemannerὡσαύτως.hōsautōsG5615.

37ButδὲdeG1161last ofallG5305hesentἀπέστειλενapesteilenG649toπρὸςprosG4314themαὐτοὺςautousG846hisαὐτοῦautouG846sonυἱὸνhuionG5207,sayingλέγων·legōnG3004, They willreverenceἐντραπήσονταιentrapēsontaiG1788myG3450sonυἱόνhuionG5207.

38ButδὲdeG1161when thevinedressersγεωργοὶgeōrgoiG1092sawἰδόντεςidontesG1492thesonυἱὸνhuionG5207, theysaidεἶπονeiponG2036amongἐνenG1722themselvesἑαυτοῖς·he'autoisG1438,ThisοὗτόςhoutosG3778isG2076theheirκληρονόμος·klēronomosG2818;comeδεῦτε,deuteG1205, let uskillἀποκτείνωμενapokteinōmenG615himαὐτὸνautonG846,andκαὶkaiG2532let usseizeG2722onhisαὐτοῦ.autouG846inheritanceκληρονομίανklēronomianG2817.

39AndκαὶkaiG2532theycaughtλαβόντεςlabontesG2983himαὐτὸνautonG846, andcastἐξέβαλονexebalonG1544him outofἔξωexōG1854thevineyardἀμπελῶνοςampelōnosG290,andκαὶkaiG2532slewἀπέκτειναν.apekteinanG615him .

40WhenὅτανhotanG3752thereforeοὖνounG3767thelordκύριοςkuriosG2962of thevineyardἀμπελῶνος,ampelōnosG290comethἔλθῃelthēG2064,whatτίtiG5101will hedoποιήσειpoiēseiG4160tothoseἐκείνοις;ekeinoisG1565vinedressersγεωργοῖςgeōrgoisG1092?

41TheysayλέγουσινlegousinG3004tohimαὐτῷ·autōG846, He willmiserablyκακῶςkakōsG2560destroyἀπολέσειapoleseiG622thoseαὐτοὺςautousG846wickedmenκακοὺςkakousG2556,andκαὶkaiG2532will letoutἐκδώσεταιekdōsetaiG1554hisvineyardἀμπελῶναampelōnaG290tootherἄλλοιςalloisG243vinedressersγεωργοῖςgeōrgoisG1092,whoοἵτινεςoitinesG3748shallrenderἀποδώσουσινapodōsousinG591himαὐτῷautōG846thefruitsκαρποὺςkarpousG2590inἐνenG1722theirαὐτῶν.¶autōnG846seasonsκαιροῖςkairoisG2540.

42JesusἸησοῦς·IēsousG2424saithΛέγειLegeiG3004tothemαὐτοῖςautoisG846, DidyeG314neverοὐδέποτεoudepoteG3763readἀνέγνωτεanegnōteG314inἐνenG1722thescripturesγραφαῖς·graphaisG1124, ThestoneλίθονlithonG3037whichὃνhonG3739thebuildersοἰκοδομοῦντες,oikodomountesG3618rejectedἀπεδοκίμασανapedokimasanG593, thesameοὗτοςhoutosG3778isbecomeἐγενήθη εἰςegenēthē eisG1096 G1519theheadκεφαλὴνkephalēnG2776of thecornerγωνίας.gōniasG1137:thisαὕτη,hautēG3778isπαρὰparaG3844theLord’sκυρίουkuriouG2962doingἐγένετοegenetoG1096,andκαὶkaiG2532itisG2076marvellousθαυμαστὴthaumastēG2298inἐνenG1722ourG2257eyesὀφθαλμοῖςophthalmoisG3788?

43ThereforeδιὰdiaG1223 G5124IsayλέγωlegōG3004toyouG5213,ὅτιhotiG3754ThekingdomβασιλείαbasileiaG932ofGodθεοῦtheouG2316shall betakenἀρθήσεταιarthēsetaiG142fromἀφ᾽aph᾽G575youG5216,andκαὶkaiG2532givenδοθήσεταιdothēsetaiG1325to anationἔθνειethneiG1484bringingforthποιοῦντιpoiountiG4160thefruitsκαρποὺςkarpousG2590ofitαὐτῆς.autēsG846.

44AndκαὶkaiG2532whoever shallfallπεσὼνpesōnG4098onἐπὶepiG1909thisG5126stoneλίθονlithonG3037shall bebrokenσυνθλασθήσεται·sunthlasthēsetaiG4917:butδ᾽d᾽G1161onἐφ᾽eph᾽G1909whomeverὃν ἂνhon anG3739 G302it shallfallπέσῃ,pesēG4098, it willgrindλικμήσειlikmēseiG3039himαὐτόν.¶autonG846topowderG3039.

45AndΚαὶKaiG2532when the chiefpriestsἀρχιερεῖςarchiereisG749andκαὶkaiG2532PhariseesΦαρισαῖοιPharisaioiG5330hadheardἀκούσαντεςakousantesG191hisαὐτοῦautouG846parablesπαραβολὰςparabolasG3850, theyperceivedἔγνωσανegnōsanG1097thatὅτιhotiG3754hespokeλέγει.legeiG3004ofπερὶperiG4012themαὐτῶνautōnG846.

46ButκαὶkaiG2532when theysoughtζητοῦντεςzētountesG2212to layhandsκρατῆσαιkratēsaiG2902onhimαὐτὸνautonG846, theyfearedἐφοβήθησανephobēthēsanG5399themultitudeὄχλους,ochlousG3793,becauseG1894theyregardedεἶχον.¶eichonG2192himαὐτὸνautonG846asG5613aprophetπροφήτηνprophētēnG4396.

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